4 November 2009

Half and Half

A bit of praise and a bit of criticism in these next couple reviews, nothing too disheartening though. I see more praise in both of them.

From Broadwayworld:

"In one of the great female roles in musical theatre, Siobhan Dillon gives a crowd-pleasing performance as Sally, showing off a fine singing voice, just the right side of the stridency that would be misplaced in so vulnerable a woman as Fraulein Bowles. At just 25 years old, we can expect Ms Dillon to grow into the spoken timing this blackest of comedy demands, but she's not quite there yet."

"Siobhan Dillon almost gets away with Sally Bowles and, in fact, succeeded in showing her vulnerability better than her brashness. I felt she was a little insecure in the role as her performance improved noticeably as the evening matured and I think Bowles is in her if only she would let her out."

Looks like this is the last month for Siobhan in Cabaret, her last date is November, 28th in Bristol. Then I believe from I've heard she'll be performing in Dublin for a couple weeks! So book tickets soon!

4 comments:

I have seen Cabaret at seven different theatres in the past year, Sam Barks playing Sally Bowles four times and Siobhan Dillon three times. On Saturday 31st October at the New Wimbledon Theatre I thought Siobhan was superb. She has now absolutely nailed the Sally Bowles character and her singing and stage prescence were of a very high order. I am booked to see Cabaret in York and also the final show in Bristol on 28th November and I am really looking forward to seeing Siobhan again. I believe that stardom beckons for this young lady and I will watch her career with great interest.